turf battle

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• turf battle — see turf war …   English dictionary

• turf war — turf wars also turf battle 1) N COUNT: oft N between n, N over n A turf war is a struggle between criminals or gangs over who controls a particular area. [mainly JOURNALISM] The estate is at the centre of a bitter turf war between rival drug… …   English dictionary

• turf war — noun a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights a turf war erupted between street gangs the president s resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors • Hypernyms: ↑conflict, ↑struggle, ↑battle * * * turf… …   Useful english dictionary

• battle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 between armies ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody, fierce ▪ intense, pitched ▪ The two armies fought a pitched battle on the plain. ▪ climactic …   Collocations dictionary

• turf war — (also turf battle) noun informal an acrimonious dispute between rival groups over territory or a sphere of influence …   English new terms dictionary

• turf — turf1 [ tɜrf ] (plural turfs or turves [ tɜrvz ] ) noun 1. ) uncount short grass and the earth that is under it a ) count a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on it: Lay new turf in frost free conditions. b ) singular a sports… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• turf — noun 1 grass/lawn ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ soft, springy (esp. BrE) ▪ artificial ▪ home ▪ the team s first success of t …   Collocations dictionary

• turf — turf1 [tə:f US tə:rf] n plural turfs or turves [tə:vz US tə:rvz] [: Old English;] 1.) [U] especially BrE a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this ▪ soft green turf 2.) BrE …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Battle to the Southwest of Xiakou — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle to the southeast of Xiakou partof=the wars of the Three Kingdoms caption= date=Winter 208 place= Southeast of Xiakou casus= territory= result=Zhou Yu victory combatant1=Sun Quan combatant2=Cao Cao… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Triangle Hill — This article is about Battle of Shangganling in the Korean War. For the Chinese war film made in 1956, see Battle on Shangganling Mountain. Battle of Triangle Hill Part of the Korean War …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Jiangling — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Jiangling partof=the wars of the Three Kingdoms caption= date=Winter 208 209 place=Jiangling (Modern day Jingjiang 荆江) casus= territory= result=Allied victory combatant1=Sun Quan, Liu Bei… …   Wikipedia